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| FLOW on, flow on, beloved stream, | |
| My dear, delightful river, | |
| By castles gray and meadows green, | |
| Flow on in peace forever. | |
| In youth I wandered by thy side, | 5 |
| The Tynron hills before me, | |
| And now as bridegroom loves his bride, | |
| In spirit I adore thee. | |
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| I ’m wedded to thy glens and holms, | |
| So wild, so full of beauty; | 10 |
| The past into the present glides, | |
| And blends with love and duty. | |
| I hear the pulsing evening breeze | |
| Among the branches beating; | |
| My heart, attuned to winds and trees, | 15 |
| The cadence is repeating. | |
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| High up the sky in clouds I trace | |
| The day’s departing glory, | |
| While by my side a sunny face | |
| Reflects a sweeter story: | 20 |
| The story of a loving life, | |
| The passing hours renew it; | |
| Nor joy, nor care, nor worldly strife, | |
| Can conquer or subdue it. | |
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| The cloven rocks make dismal dens, | 25 |
| In which your waters darkle, | |
| Emerging from their gloomy glens, | |
| O, how you dash and sparkle! | |
| So life must pass through clouds and tears, | |
| Few rays of hope surrounding; | 30 |
| As mists roll off the sky appears, | |
| With light and love abounding. | |
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| Dear stream, thou emblem of my days, | |
| Thou child of moss and mountain, | |
| My heart to thee would be of praise | 35 |
| A never-failing fountain. | |
| So flow for aye, beloved stream! | |
| Dear Nith, delightful river, | |
| By castles gray and meadows green, | |
| Flow on in peace forever. | 40 |
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